How does an epigenetic change differ from a mutation? Mutations involve nucleoti

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How does an epigenetic change differ from a mutation? Mutations involve nucleotide sequences of only one or a few base pairs. An epigenetic change involves large regions of a chromosome, thousands of base pairs or more in length. Epigenetic changes occur due to environmental effects and only persist as long as the environment that induced them remains constant. Mutations are permanent. Mutations can be passed on to offspring or to daughter cells. Epigenetic changes cannot be inherited. A mutation alters the nucleotide sequence in DNA. An epigenetic change does not alter the DNA sequence, but can be inherited by daughter cells.

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A mutation is a permanent change in part of a chromosomes. An epigenetic change is an increase or decrease in the activity of a gene or group of genes. In some cases, an epigenetic change lasts months or years, but it would not be passed on generation after generation.

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